St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-01-20

pounds live weight of the animal pro-
ducing it or Sl4 for 275 pound hog.
Mr.. Wolcott had at times kept 100
mich cows and 100 swine; thinks 81
quarts skinned milk, fed alone will
make ] pounds of pig, fed between
ages of 6 to Is weeks from is weeks to
months gain less rapid, but by judi
cious combinations of food growth is
easily kept up. Feed: when pigs
were weeks old, they were weaned,
and put on a diet of SKINNED milk, in
which was stirred little bran or
ground oats or middlings, not over a
pint daily of grain; this feed continued
10 or IL weeks. Next turned pigs out
to pasture on land which wanted en-
riching; reduced milk ration to A
quarts and increased grain to l quart
with grasses, roots, etc.; pure water
and shade as important as feed. Oct.
L, ready for fattening. Dry and clean
pens were provided, and pigs respond
ed quickly to increased ratiOns of corn,
potatoes, etc. By Dec. / they were
weighing from $50 to 300 pounds at
months, and would bring best prices.
At present price the returns are slight
ly larger than outlay; with big ma
nure pile for the labor. The dairyman
should fatten every year at least hogs
to every COW in his herd. Believed
/ hot rl, I,.-ir,
our farms to high cultivation and pay
ing crops than with any other animal ;
they will utilize every pound of milk
now wasted. Advised Vermont dairy
men to feed more hogs, and get more
manure, more corn, more butter and
much more money. The question of
market is already solved the business
is yours if you will prosecute it the
work must be done thorough; neglect
ed hogs will not pay. The breed is
important recommended YOrkshires
for mothers topped with pure blooded
boars, either Berkshire or Yorkshire.
H. w. Vail of Pomfret followed with
a practical talk on the advantage of
the small dairy over the creamery.
Much complaint was being made of
the poor quality of the smaller dairy
butter because pains were not taken
in its making. All of the conditions
were in the hands of the small dairy
man to make the best product. In
answer to questions Mr.. Vail said that
he fed both ensilage and cotton seed
meal warns the water for drinking
notes increase of milk from feeding
warm food and water; annual result
not quite 300 pounds per COW, never
below $50; butter lost nothing in quail
ity from ensilage and cotton seed meal
feed believed cotton seed meal in
creased production and thoroughly be-
ileved in it; favored eared-out corn
for silo and put in corn and all; had
frost-bitten corn once but did not hurt
ensilage; did not feed cotton seed
meal to young animals but knew those
who did without injury did not be-
lieve best butter could be made on
either ensilage or grass alone grain
helped to make good butter.
Mr.. Allen of st. Johnsbury and Mr..
Houghton of Poultney spoke of ad-
vantages of wrapping butter in parch-
mentized paper which others approved
from experience.
E. A. Harwood, president of the
BrOOkfield, Mass, creamery assOcia-
ton, described in detail the operations
and success of his cooperative cream
cry. The advantages urged were larg-
er profits, less trouble, skim milk saw
ed for farms, etc. The secretary of
the association gave figures showing
the remarkable growth and success of
the enterprise. The afternoon session
closed with a general discussion of the
creamery as compared with the dairy.
Evening Session.
In the evening A. w. Cheever of the |
New England Farmer read an interest |
ing and exhaustive paper on grasses.
All the grasses familiar to New En-
gland farmers and some that were not
were described and the best soil for
certain grasses noted. The times of
sowing, kinds of seed, times and meth
cd of gathering, the best treatment for
the land and other questions bearing |
on grass growing were treated. Sam
pies of grasses were shown and at the |
close of the reading many questions of
a practical nature were asked and an
swered.
The Butter Exhibit
Comprises nearly 100 different pack
ages and makes remarkably fine
showing. The judge that was to award
The prizes failed to appear yesterday
out the work will be done day and
;he prizes awarded. There are also on
many samples of butter
making machinery, etc.
The sessions of the association con-
inue through the day closing this
lfternOon with a paper on milk by Prof
3rinnell, dean of Burlington univer-
ty. Time, 1.30.